Staff Software Engineer, Reddit

Compute Reliability and Efficiency

$206.7-289.4k

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Rust

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Job no longer available

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Job no longer available

$206.7-289.4k

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Rust

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7+ years of experience working in the infrastructure domain – with a focus on lower-level systems such as Linux
Language proficiency in either Go (Preferred), Rust, or Python
Understanding of kernel primitives (cgroups, namespaces), cpu scheduling, userspace concerns, and packet processing
Experience developing on top of Kubernetes or similar distributed systems
Strong troubleshooting competency ranging from higher-level orchestration concerns to lower-level runtime ones
Experience designing large systems, scoping work, and building consensus with other engineers
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a service-oriented team and company

What the job involves

The Compute Reliability and Efficiency team is looking to hire a Staff Software Engineer with a focus on lower-level (Linux and Kubernetes) systems engineering that thrives at the intersection of infrastructure and software engineering
At Reddit, our Compute organization breaks down into 2 teams:
Compute Reliability and Efficiency (CRE)
Compute Platform and Orchestration (CPO)
CRE: Intra-cluster engineering problems focused on balancing performance, efficiency, and stability. A subset of focus areas include:
Detection of node-level (Linux) performance characteristics and making availability decisions based on the data
Schedulers that support more efficient packing of resources along with reactive rescheduling on the basis of changing compute availability
Lower-level Kubernetes integrations such as CSI drivers, node probs, and kernel-level observability
Cluster upgrades, both mechanical process concerns and automation
CPO: Higher-level orchestration of both compute capacity and workload primitives to support our multi-cloud, multi-region, deployments. A subset of current focuses include:
Software automation that creates, manages, and destroys clusters in our fleet
APIs and controllers that support multi-cluster deployment and scheduling mechanics
Core SDKs that enable controller development in the larger organization
Software that codifies out-of-cluster ancillary concerns such as network configurations and managed services
As a member of the Compute Reliability and Efficiency team, you’ll be solving some of the world’s largest at-scale infrastructure problems using software we create along with integrating services from the cloud native ecosystem
In your day-to-day, you can expect to:
Work collaboratively with a team of software engineers to create and maintain the foundational platform for running Reddit’s infrastructure
Execute performance and reliability analysis on our Linux-based Kubernetes fleet
Design, write (Golang), and deliver software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Reddit’s Compute Platform
Contribute feedback to the technical and strategic direction of the compute platform
Automate critical aspects of the development process such as service creation and management, as well as critical infrastructure operations
Share on-call responsibilities with the Compute team

Our take

Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 100,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment, and sports to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.

The platform attracts over 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.

Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation,m connection, and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Aug 2021

$410m

SERIES F

Feb 2021

$250m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.2bn

Company benefits

Comprehensive health benefits
Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
Personal & professional development funds
Paid volunteer time off
Workspace & home office benefits

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Steve Huffman

(Co-Founder & CEO)

After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.

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